A 45-year old male patient has a waist circumference of 106 cm. His blood reports show a fasting plasma glucose of 120mg/dL, triglyceride levels 170 mg/dL, high-density lipid cholesterol 30 mg/dL. He is at risk of developing which of the following set of conditions?
Explanation
Answer- D - He is at risk of developing fatty liver, gallstones and sleep apnea. The NCEP/ATP III (National Cholesterol Education Program/Adult Treatment Panel) defines metabolic syndrome as an individual with 3 or more of the following risk factors including waist circumference equal to or greater than 102 cm in men and 88 cm in women, triglyceride levels greater than 150 mg/dL, high-density lipid cholesterol less than 40 mg/dL in men and less than 50 mg/dL in women, blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/85 mmHg and fasting plasma glucose greater than 100mg/dL. Additional conditions that have been associated with metabolic syndrome include fatty liver, polycystic ovary syndrome, gallstones and sleep apnea.
